Bisalpur, Pilibhit
Nearby Bisalpur, there is the village Manpur, which is becoming a commercial place
Location
Bisalpur is located at coordinates, 28°18′N 79°48′E / 28.3°N 79.8°E. It has an average elevation of 156 metres (512 ft). The distance between Bisalpur and Bareilly is 43 km (27 mi) and Bisalpur to Pilibhit city is 38 km (24 mi).
Bisalpur is connected to Pilibhit city and Shahjahanpur through State Highway 29. The Pilibhit Junction railway station also connects these cities on the Bareilly–Lakhimpur line, under the administration of the North Eastern Railways. There are express trains to Lucknow. Bisalpur is located at the junction of NH 731K with NH 730B and NH 730C.
Features
Agriculture is well-developed in the Bisalpur area. Cultivated crops in Bisalpur Tehsil include wheat, rice, and sugarcane.
Bisalpur is currently the largest Assembly seat of Pilibhit. Bisalpur is known for its annual Ram Leela Dushera festival and the Gulashwar Nath Temple said to be made by Kunti in Mahabharat Kal.
Bara Patthar Chouraha is a historical place in Bisalpur, visited by Tatya Tope during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
Demographics
This section needs to be updated.(July 2017) |
As per the Census India 2011, Bisalpur city has a population of 73,551. Males constituted 54% of the population and females 46%. Bisalpur had an average literacy rate of 61.65%, lower than the state average of 67.68% – male literacy was 68.96% and female literacy was 53.43%. 13.93% of the population was under 6 years of age. The main colonies in the town include Patel Nagar, Durga Prasad Colony, Ram Nagar Colony, Mohalla Dubey, Mohalla Gyaspur, Mohalla Bakhtavar Lal, Station Road Colony.
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Pilibhit
- Barkhera
- Bilsanda
- Gularia Bhindara
- Jahanabad
- Kalinagar